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When I started with The Nugget almost six years ago, the term sales was on the display advertising employee’s card. Generally speaking, through the many sales and marketing jobs I have held for 45+ years, I have always shied away from the term sales because, in my view, I don’t sell, I help people make buying decisions. So I asked that my title be changed to Community Marketing Partner because that is exactly what I hope to be. My goal is to come alongside businesses to help them grow. Whether big business or small, each has...
This is Paul Janssen’s story. It is one of honesty, gentleness, and a love for his family and community. Born to Pastor Emil C. Janssen and Alfrieda (Monke) in St. Louis, Missouri on May 11th, 1936, he was raised in the Midwest where he developed a strong work ethic and an empathetic mind. He graduated from Washington University in Chemical Engineering. Paul married Judith Diane Meierhoff in 1958, and they fell in love with mountains on a driving trip to Colorado. They had t... Full story
The sudden death of Justin on Monday November 27, 2023, due to complication from pneumonia, left his family and close friends stunned and devastated. He was born to Phil and Connie (Ward) Jacques on March 15, 1973, in Longview, Washington, growing up in Castle Rock, living in Sisters off-and-on during his life, having moved back to Sisters full time in February 2008. Justin loved his career as an RV technician for over 30 years, most recently working for Big Country RV the... Full story
The Lady Outlaws won one of their three games at the Sisters Shootout held Thursday through Saturday, December 28-30. The tourney was round-robin style, and each team played three games. In addition to Sisters, teams from around the state were at the event, including Madras, Junction City, Henley, Sweet Home, Hidden Valley, Banks, and La Grande. Sisters started the tourney against a very tough Junction City squad on Thursday, and lost 38-55. The Outlaws got off to a very slow start offensively and trailed 5-13 at the end of t... Full story
Drivers passing by the Sisters District Ranger Station on Saturday, December 30 felt a certain amount of anxiety as thick smoke and fire arose from one of the several buildings on the District's campus. The obsolete building, once used as a dormitory, was in the way of the new 14,000-square-foot headquarters building to be constructed this year. Rather than demolish it, the Forest Service donated it to Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District (SCSFD) for a live fire training... Full story
The Outlaws boys basketball squad opened league play with a 50-60 loss at home to Pleasant Hill (PH) on Wednesday, January 3, but wrapped up their week three days later with a 65-55 road win at La Pine. Sisters opened Mountain Valley Conference (MVC) at home against the OSAA No. 2-ranked Pleasant Hill Billies, who are favored to win the MVC league championship this season. The Billies returned MVC Player of the Year junior Gavin Inglish, and the Outlaws knew they’d be in for a difficult battle. The Outlaws got off to a v... Full story
Sisters Ranger District firefighters plan to conduct pile burning operations one mile southwest of Sisters along Forest Service Roads 15 and 1505. Firefighters may continue burning throughout the week as conditions are favorable. Smoke may be visible from Sisters and the surrounding area. Residents are encouraged to keep doors and windows closed to help decrease smoke impacts. Firefighters select pile burning units for ignition based on moisture levels, forecasted weather and conditions predicted to move smoke away from... Full story
As the wrestling team enters the core of its season, the squad is filling out the weight classifications, and individuals are gaining valuable experience. They put that experience on display at the King of the Hill Invitational hosted by Pleasant Hill High School January 5-6. Jozua Miller emerged from the meet with the high place for the Outlaws in the 285 pound class. He recorded three straight wins before falling in the championship match. He beat Overton Silk-Clarence of North Eugene in round one (Fall 1:38), took just 25... Full story
A large glow in the distance was reported to Deschutes County 911 just after 11 p.m. on Sunday evening, January 7, by a property owner over a mile-and-a-half away from a fully involved structure fire in Stevens Canyon. Firefighters were initially dispatched to a possible structure fire on Wilt Road in Sisters. Responding firefighters were later directed to the Ridge at Indian Ford Subdivision and finally to a group of homes off Stevens Canyon Road. Due to the uncertain... Full story
The Lady Outlaws basketball team trailed the entire contest against the Pleasant Hill (PH) Billies in the league opener at home on Wednesday, January 3, and lost in a final score of 42-35. Three days later, they crushed the La Pine Hawks 58-21 on the road. On Wednesday against PH Sisters couldn’t get anything to go their way in the first quarter and trailed 2-13 when the buzzer brought an end to the period. Pleasant Hill was effective and was able to get the ball into their strong post player, Claire Crawford, who finished w... Full story
Bandits Baseball is comprised of 10U and 12U travel baseball teams based here in Sisters, and this past weekend they picked up Christmas trees all around the Sisters area. Players made over 50 stops on Saturday, January 6, and made just over $800 that will be put towards tournament fees, gear, and facility use fees. Trees were placed at the end of driveways, and a donation could be attached to the tree in a Ziploc bag. T&M Hauling, Ponderosa Forge Ironworks, Clearwater Fire... Full story
Suppose a twice-elected president sought to serve a third term despite text in the U.S. Constitution limiting presidents to two “elected” terms? Borrowing trouble? Sure, but could she succeed? Spoiler alert: Maybe so. Lawyers use fictional stories like that — called “hypotheticals” in the trade — to anticipate issues that could arise in future controversies. In Constitutional Cliffhangers, A Legal Guide for Presidents and their Enemies (2012), law professor Brian Kalt borrows six kinds of trouble in a series of what-if sho... Full story
The Outlaws hosted the annual Sisters Shootout Tournament on Thursday through Saturday, December 28-30. Sisters got off to a great start with a 50-36 win over the Mazama Vikings on Thursday, but a day later suffered a tough 33-51 loss to Banks. They faced the Hidden Valley Mustangs in their final game on Saturday and lost 47-50 in a tight contest. On December 28, the Vikings scored the first points of the contest, but the Outlaws responded with a 7-0 run. Diego Silva scored five of those points, two baskets in the paint on... Full story
As the population grows in Sisters Country that question comes up more frequently I find. And with our older population – median age in Sisters is just under 50, whereas Oregon as a whole it is just under 40 – it seems to be a pertinent question. We have a cemetery, in fact. Two to be precise. One most everybody knows about - the Camp Polk Cemetery - is also known as Pioneer Cemetery and has been around since 1880. Turns out, nobody owns the place. At least no person or ent... Full story
Every few years the Sisters Bridge Club gears up to offer free bridge lessons to anyone who is interested in learning or reacquainting themselves with the game. So, the club wants to get the word out that free lessons will start up later this month! Organizers are interested in recruiting - and mentoring - new players, especially since some past players have migrated out of the area; and snowbird lifestyles also create plenty of room for newcomers. Jane Bubak is one of the... Full story
Marley Holden has signed an official letter of intent to play soccer for the Corban University Warriors. Holden has been a four-year starter for the Sisters Lady Outlaws, a leader, and a very integral part of the squad, and has dreamed of playing at the collegiate level since she was in seventh grade. Holden visited several colleges prior to signing with Corban and was accepted by at least seven bigger colleges including University of Wyoming, Montana State Billings, and... Full story
Whychus Creek runs 41 miles down off the Cascade glaciers, right through Sisters, and joins up with the Deschutes River as it flows to the Columbia. Over the past two decades, the creek has been the recipient of extensive restoration projects by the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council (UDWC) and the Deschutes Land Trust (DLT). This winter the UDWC is partnering with Central Oregon Community College to present a six-part informational speaker series about Whychus Creek and its... Full story
School is back in session To the Editor: I would like to extend my warm wishes to the Sisters community for a happy new year. The first school board meeting of 2024 began with a celebration of our school board members, as January is board member recognition month. We thanked our five dedicated school board members for their time and commitment to our schools. Joan Warburg, SES principal, and Joe Hosang, director of human resources and curriculum, presented the Early Literacy Grant, which will allow for additional investments... Full story
My wife enjoys watching award shows. I’d rather have each of my fingernails removed by the pincers of a medieval torturer than to sit through the Golden Globes. Not a problem — I simply retired Sunday evening to watch Cold War documentaries on YouTube. While the glitterati cavorted, I watched the fall of Dien Bien Phu. Again. This amiable arrangement didn’t let me entirely escape the cult of celebrity. I was informed at dinner that a moment had already gone viral when the h... Full story
Sisters Trails Alliance (STA) has alerted The Nugget of abuse to several trails within their system by one or more motor bikers. They provided photo evidence of the damage. There is no way of knowing if this was wanton disregard for the rules or carelessness. Either way the injury to the trailbed will require hours of volunteer work to repair. “Nearly two-hundred STA trail volunteers and trail adopters work tirelessly throughout the entire year to steward nearly 200 miles o... Full story
Concerned citizens routinely notify the Sisters Ranger District of abandoned vehicles in the woods around town. Just as routinely, the Forest Service begins the somewhat arduous task of removing them. In 2023 there were 25 cases in all, including a trailer at the rodeo grounds, a Ford Ranger on Forest Road 15, a motorhome near the high school, three RV trailers at 970/4606, five vehicles in all at Eagle Rock Road, two burned out RVs on Road 100 (the spur road), and the list go... Full story
Almost everybody in town has or had or knows someone who has or had “the crud.” Workers are out — as are some masks. Stores are having a run on tissues and Tylenol. Home remedies and self-isolation may be keeping reported numbers low in spite of people hacking and coughing their way through life in Sisters Country. St. Charles Health System spokesperson Alandra Johnson said, “We are starting to see an increase in COVID-19 statewide but that has not yet reached Central Oregon... Full story
A Prineville resident is facing charges related to the trafficking of controlled substances after the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team executed a roadside search warrant just outside Sisters last weekend. Law enforcement reports that on January 6, around 9 a.m., the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team concluded a long-term investigation and surveillance operation with the apprehension of Travis Ingram, 35, from Prineville. According to Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp, Ingram... Full story
